“You can tell he’s a great guy,” Tippmann said. “Great quarterback. Great leader.” And Tippmann said the Jets are getting to know Fields outside of football. The second-year player said Fields has already been on multiple post-practice excursions to a golf simulator.

The New York Jets have signed OL Armand Membou to his $31.9 million rookie contract to protect QB Justin Fields.

"If Fields fails his 2025 audition, the Jets can cut bait and look to find their quarterback in the 2026 draft," Cimini writes. "There is no clear-cut top quarterback, but it's regarded as a better class than 2025 even though it's not likely to include Texas' Arch Manning, according to ESPN draft analyst Matt Miller."